First paid client. Nobody can take this from me.

I grew up in Paraisopolis, one of the largest favelas in São Paulo. My school had 60 kids per classroom. The library had 200 books, most of them damaged. I learned English from American TV shows with subtitles. I learned …

My ex-husband told me I'd never be able to support myself. That I needed him. That a woman with two kids and no tech background had no business starting a company. I built TiffinTrack, a meal subscription management tool for …

I came to LA from Oaxaca when I was 16. Didn't speak English. Worked in other people's kitchens for 19 years. Dishwasher, prep cook, line cook, sous chef. Every restaurant I worked in, the owner got rich off recipes that …